giant -- so young to be the longest tenured member of the world championship giants, 2-0 in the postseason. he did not give up a run all post-season long. his cap is in cooperstown as we speak. starting pitcher, matt cain. [applause] this guy knows how to make an entrance. first world series, he hit a double. his first at bat, second, third, giants second baseman freddie sanchez. how about the giants' backup catcher, had a memorable home run against none other than roy holiday, eli white size. [applause] in game four, he hit a home run, and that pretty much did the rangers in. he is the capture of the giants. buster posey. [applause] how about giants infielder ryan rohlinger? ryan. in game four of the national championship series, this was one of the great post-season games ever played in major- league history and one of the great games of this post season. he cut down the phillies' carlos ruiz with an incredible grow, outfielder aaron rowand. [applause] i do not think any giants fan is ever going to forget that night. rockets were in san francisco. gimenez were on the mound, and his mad-t

dirk nowitzki has been the story this postseason, but trailing to the heat in the fourth quarter. the mavs turn to their supporting cast. dwyane wade led the heat, knocked down the three and miami had the lead. mavs would tie and dirk would put them on top with a quick move to the basket. he had 29. then dallas turned to their sharpshooters jason kidberry to three with moments to play. the mavs pulled away to win 112-103, dallas a win away from their first nba championship. game six is sunday. >>> in the nhl, the stanley cup finals are tonight. on nbc. >>> alexa casia, twins beat the rangers 5-4. >>> red sox and yankees delayed because of rain. boston rained runs down two scored seven in the seventh. red sox flip the yanks in new york. >>> phils and cubs delayed but for an entire different reason -- wind. as if the night wasn't long enough, they also went into extra innings. a routine play to third. tyler colvin scored on the air and the cubs won it 4-3 in 11. >>> from the padres/nationals game, check out the reflexes. spectacular grab on the line drive. look out there. take your

in sports he was the talk of last year's postseason and the winter's biggest free agent, and today the phillies cliff lee did it all in a win against the marlins. here's fred roggin with a look at all your sports headlines. >> good morning. not exactly the dog difs summer, but with basketball and hockey wrapping up this week, baseball has top billing. we'll start in philly. we know cliff lee can pitch, but he can also hit. he caused an rbi double in the fourth. that was all the offense he needed. threw a complete two-game no-hitter. phils beat the marlins 4-0. walkoff anyone? brett gardener is your man. yanks and rangers tied 2-2. the throw to the plate not in time. yanks won 3-2. they're 3-0 without derek jeter. the cardinals matt holiday returned from the dl and it didn't take him lock to get sbak in the swing of things. game went into extras, and the rookie was the hero. danny espinoza exit stage right. the nationals won it 7-4 in ten. you've seen a walk-off single and a walkoff homer. how about a walkoff balk? a little hiccup on the mound and that's all the braves needed. atlanta w

they won an incredible three game sevens this postseason and took this 4-0. the first stanley cup win in 39 years. >> we knew we needed to play one game. when we have our backs against the wall we play our best hockey and did it in game six and seven. >> the most important thing is what's going on inside that dressing room, and there wasn't a guy that didn't believe in in what we were doing. it was easy to stay the course, and you got to stay the course, and today you're rewarded for it. >> do you have a message for the fans that have been waiting a long time for this? >> you've been waiting a long time, but you got it. you wanted it. you got it. we're bringing it home. >> that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >> early today sports is brought to you by ice blue aqua velva. men get it. >>> a hollywood power couple lobbies for sarah palin's privacy. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. he's already sacrificed for this nation, now he's sacrificing for his comrades in arms. you're watching "early today." >>>

. >>> no team had ever won three game sevens in one postseason until tonight. canucks had never won, the bruins hadn't in 39 years. one drought ended tonight, first period -- boston gets the early lead. then later in the second, brad marchon wraps around the goal and stuffs it past -- 2-0 bruins. they win 4-0. thomas makes 37 saves and shuts down the highest scoring team. the american gets the trophy for mvp. the canucks have gone 41 years without a title. >> i'm sure boston is on stilts. >> something i will look back on forever and be proud of and -- i have to keep the dvd to show my grandkids when they don't believe it. >> speaking of champions the giants -- tied at two in the 6th. bill hall drops one in front of the center fielder, huff scores to make it 3-2 giants. same in the 8th. young ropes one down the line. aaron gets the great hop off the wall. johnson trying to score is gunned down at plate on a perfect relay throw from miguel. a starter josh altmam allowed four hits in seven hittings, the longest of his career and the bats put up enough wins to give

they're 9-0 at home in postseason. chris bosh with a big follow there. under a minute to go. now, heat up a dozen. chalmers to wade. 3 of his 36 points. heat up 15, after a 13-0 run. but the mavs would not go away. jason kidd. it might be good to get a hand in his face. that's down six. jason terry. dirk nowitzki, he does his thing. part of a 17-2 run. lebron misses the three. loose ball goes to the mavs. shawn marion, in transition. and the matrix finds dirk. using the left-hand banged up. ties it up at 9-9. the fans go crazy. next possession. who are you going to give it to? everybody knows. the heat knew it. dirk, bottom. mavs up by three. now, heat possession. on the inbounds pass. lebron to chalmers, buries the big shot there. 24.5 seconds to go. dirk, 24 and 11 from him, as the mavs come back to win, 95-93. >>> and that will do it for this espn news update. i'm will selva. >> a great game. >> going to be a good series. >>> from one great game to another of sorts. the final round of the scripps national spelling bee was the longest ever. they battled past their bedtimes

won three game sevens in one postseason.... until tonight... wayne t the clock.... >>> no team in the history of the nhl had ever won three game 7s in one post season until tonight. wayne, start the clock. >> clock is running. >> canucks had never won the cup. bruins hadn't won in 39 years. patrice bergeron gives boston the early lead. >> they score. >> then later in the second wrapping around the goal. 2-0 bruins. they win 4-0. tim thomas makes 37 saves and shuts down the league's highest scoring team. he gets the colin smythe trophy for mvp. >>> singling home. aubrey huff. breaking a 2-2 tie. giants win and go ahead 2.5 games. >>> as and royals. cliff pennington breaking a scoreless game in the 6th with an r.b.i. single. they win for the sec time in the last 15 games. cal baseball team left for omaha this morning from elimination to title contenders hoping to be fan favorites on sunday. >> the story is great. i mean, we actually joked about it at the start if we make it this far maybe they will make a movie out of it. >> what a movie that wou

. >> the sharks have made a big postseason trade. rick kwan has the details. >> good morning.ng for further defense the sharks made a major trade sending three players to minnesota for brent burns and second round pick. trade comes a day aftersigned him to a new $3 million contract -- three-year, $99 million contract. >> he also scored 17 goals last season zmo. >>> the giants continue to find ways to win even when the offense continues to struggle. cleveland paid a visit to at&t park. jonathan sanchez got off to a rocky start. santana rips one to left center. it was 3-0 before andres torres connected. he was in a deep slump but had three of the giants' big hits. with the bases loaded. santana can't make the play and chris stewart scores. after a sandoval pop fly tied it jack hannahan makes the catch but torres scores the run. the giants come back to beat cleveland 4-3. >> when your philly, got to order a cheese steak. the a's were serving up great defensive. ryan sweeney takes one from jimmy row elings. >> and here is one from third but the game winning run, phillies take it 1

and the baseball program extended an unlikely postseason run. the bears beat the aggies 7-3.either virginia or south carolina. that will be another elimination game. cal needs three more wins to reach the championship series. six- >>> and another college world series game in omaha last night turned into a frightening experiment for fans. a tornado sent people running. sirens blared, many sheltered in a near by indoor arena while heavy rain and strong winds hit that area. one elderly woman was hurt when she fell during the chaotic evacuation. they've had a rough spring and obviously a rough early start to the summer there in the midwest. let's check in withchief meteorologist bill martin. temperatures starting to come down? >> reporter: they are, temperatures are starting to come down in the bay area and at the coast. you can see out toward the avenues of san francisco. a lot of people out there enjoying the last days of sunshine but now they are into the fog. the fog is going to be around for the next few days. as we go out there into the inland bay valleys. at the airport it

. >>> the sharks make a big postseason trade.7 rick kwan has details in our morning sports. >> good morning. looking to improve their defense, the sharks made a major trade yesterday sending devin setoguchi, charlie coyle and a first round draft pick for setoguchi going to minnesota. they signed setoguchi to a new 3-year, $9 million contract. the 24-year-old got off to a slow start last season but came up bigs in the playoffs with 7 goals and three assists. burns should provide san jose with a lot more depth on the blue line. besides playing some great defense, he also scored 17 goals last season. >>> the giants continue to find ways to win, even when their offense continues to struggle. cleveland paid a rare visit to at&t park last night. jonathan sanchez got off to a rocky start. if the first, carlos santana rips a two run deep to left center and the indians go on top. it was 3-0 but andres torres connected for a solo home run in the fourth. torres had been in a deep slump but had three of the six hits. and here he dribbles one

. >> the sharks make a big postseason game. we have details in the morning sports. >> good morning.ooking to improve their defense, the sharks made a major trade yesterday, sending devin setoguchi, top prospect charlie coyle and a first round draft pick to minnesota for all-star defenseman brett burns and of in it's second-round pick. it comes after the sharks signed setoguchi to a new three-year, $9 million contract. the 24-year-old got off to a slow start last season but came up big in the playoffs with 7 goals and 3 assists. burns should provide san jose with a lot more depth on the blue line. besides playing some great defense, he also scored 17 goals last season. >>> the giants continue to find ways to win, even when their offense continues to struggle. cleveland paid a rare visit to at&t park last night. jonathan sanchez got off to a rocky start. in the first carlos santana rips a two run to deep left center. indians go on top. 3-0 before andres torres connected for a solo home run in the fourth. torres had been in a deep slump but had three of the six hits. and manny burriss

. >>> the nba postseason winding down, the warriors are busy looking for their next star holding predrafts in oakland. at the top of the list has got to be finding a big man. with the 11th pick it will have to be a diamond in the rough. these workouts are serious for all parties. players can find their stock rising but also fall if they don't live up to expectations. it's been a long stretch since may and so shaking off the rust and dressing to impress is the best part of the game. >> they have got to do all right on small forward, but i can definitely come in and help them put up buckets. i can defend, you know, i can defend different guys. i know i can help them ree rebounding and getting out in transition. that's what i bring to the table. >> defense right away. as most people know, that's what i'm known for. the last three years in college, top steals and top blocks. i just try to bring that right off the bat and i'll keep working on my shooting, my ball handling and just bring team camaraderie. >>> tonight an east bay native who is easily one of the best players in the nba to never h

. >> gary: postseason magic. was this:in a strange way that people did not want to go through it.ser? that were not involved? >> @ a close-knit community with alumni and people that have perhaps lost touch with the community it brought them right back. in they were caring. >> gary: you brought a wealth of knowledge from a player. >> when you feel that experience of winning a national title i have been chasing that feeling since i have been a coach. >> gary: where you the sentimental favorites? and here, you are one of the best sports stories. did it make it all the way back? >> it really did. people were saying that you are the ones that we are working for because of what of gone through. you were the ones that we are rooting for. >> this music video. >> california baseball. (music) i hope they make it to the top ten this team is just not quite enough. this is all we need. >> gary: 1 to they do this? >> midway through the season. >> gary: and when it did the do this? >> midway through the season. and they asked me if they could play this over the airwaves. and the p a system. >> g

the national collegiate athletic association conducted the tests at postseason events.r of athletes testing positive nearly trip. ed from 28 to 71. the ncaa says the figure represents less than 3% of all samples but an expert worries this will mean society will be become more -- will become more accepting. >>> a hot dog venter is suing for the recipe. the is person being side says his grant father co-founded the beef 18 years ago. >>> a report from paris says parrots -- parrots think like a 4-year-old. >>> and then there's this story. this police dash cam shows the boy swerving. he was going as fast as 50 miles an hour. a police officer eventually caught up with him. no one got hurt. look at this. investigators say the child's mother was working the night shift at the time and had no idea her little boy and car were gone. child welfare authorities are investigating this incident. >>> the two sides in the nfl lockout appear to be getting closer to an agreement. the owners and players will meet today again. the league commissioner says they will keep meeting until they re

dirk nowitzki didn't dominate like he has for much of the postseason, but did score 21 points, including they pulled away. the final score 105-95. mavericks win the finals in six games. >>> let's take a look at the countdown clock on the bottom right of your screen. just a bit more than nine hours before the first debate of the presidential campaign season. cnn crews scrambled over the weekend to get ready. seven hopefuls will take the stage. our candy crowley explains. >> reporter: new hampshire has this history of turning the race upside down or re-forming the race. it's the first primary in the nation, so there are a lot of people not because new hampshire voters decide, o. it could be this guy, but if you come in fourth in new hampshire, what happens, your donors dry up. other people look around. again, what voters want, whether you're a republican or democrat, but what republicans want is someone who can win people are not going toe

history to win a game seven three times in the same postseason. they did it with a kind of hard-nosed, selfless, remember the fundamentals, play the basics gritty kind of team work that we in boston admire so much. during the bruins run to the championship, we got to witness a very special kind of pride and encouragement that came from our city. there is a black and gold bruins jersey on the statue of paul revere. before game seven, everybody got to see our injured forward nathan horton, pouring a bottle of boston water on to the vancouver ice. this team couldn't and wouldn't lose at home, and last night horton's magic water turned vancouver into our home ice. and today all of new england is home for the world's champion boston bruins. toeuf say with last -- i have to say with last night's victory yet another pwraoupb legend -- bruin legend was born, tim thomas. in seven spectacular games, tim held the kanucks to eight games goali spefplt it was more than appropriate he was named the game's most valuable player. i would say what curt shilling was

they set a record for the ncaa with 16 consecutive postseason wins, 11 consecutive wins in the college world series dating back to the 2010 season. the pitching staff had a 1.31 e.r.a. the bullpen was 6-0. great hitting, great coaching. more than anything else, big hearts. so to the gamecock nation, congratulations. back-to-back titles. you make us all proud. and if you're watching gamecock baseball and you have got a bad heart, you need to turn the channel because they win in the most dramatic figures. they never give up. they believe in themselves. i think michael roth, the winning pitcher of the last game, said that we don't have the most talented position at every position, but we play together with heart, we believe in each other, and maybe the country could learn something from gamecock baseball. if we all work together for a common purpose and put our differences aside, maybe we could achieve greatness, too. so congratulations to the coach tanner for back-to-back titles. we're very proud of your team. not only did you win two titles, you did it with style, grace and dignity. you